| Title: | Street Sweeper, Times Square (1 of 2) |
| Keywords: | On the Job, work;History;Manhattan;Cleaning;Uniform;Sanitation worker;Hand broom;Sweeping - hand |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2007 |
| Abstract: | Uniformed sanitation worker in dark pants, white shirt with DSNY pocket patch, a belt and shoulder harness, and police-style dark cap, sweeping in street at Times Square. Photo taken at night; signs lit. |
| Description: | Black and white glossy 8" x 10" photo, white borders. Verso: black ink stamp, "Photo file no.____/City of New York/Department of Sanitation/Official Photo/For Official Use Only." Provenance: Removed from site by Robin Nagle, 9/07. One of three photos found in kraft envelope: similar posed-looking shots of same sanitation worker sweeping in Times Square. Faded blue ink fountain pen at top of kraft envelope: "Times Square Pics." and "June 1/20223" (underlined). Envelope also contains business letter-sized kraft envelope with "D.S. Form 259/The City of New York/Department of Sanitation" printed in return address corner and "20223" handwritten in top right. 12 negatives inside this envelope, 2 in strips of 4 and 2 in strips of 2. Good condition. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23721 |
| Appears in Collections: | NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project |
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| DSNYM-20071011-EJ-18.tif | 85.12 MB | TIFF |  View/Open |
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